Table 1.
Main Characteristics of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)–Infected Patients During the Iatrogenic HIV Outbreak in Roka, Cambodia, 2014–2015 (N = 209)
| Variable | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | |
| Age, y | |
| Median | 38.0 |
| Interquartile range | 19–54 |
| Range | 2–89 |
| Age distribution | |
| <5 y | 5 (2.4) |
| 5–9 y | 22 (10.5) |
| 10–14 y | 13 (6.2) |
| 15–49 y | 89 (42.6) |
| 50–69 y | 61 (29.2) |
| ≥70 y | 19 (9.1) |
| Female sex | 129 (61.7) |
| Place of residence | |
| Roka | 159 (76.1) |
| Ambaeng Thngae | 42 (20.1) |
| Othersa | 8 (3.8) |
| Migration to neighboring countries | 10 (4.8) |
| Virological characteristics | |
| Plasma HIV-1 RNA viral load (log10 copies/mL) | |
| Median | 5.16 |
| Interquartile range | 4.51–5.61 |
| Full range | 3.29–6.68 |
| Coinfection with HCV and/or HBV | |
| HCV coinfection | 141 (67.5) |
| HBV coinfection | 4 (1.9) |
| HCV and HBV coinfection | 23 (11.0) |
| Recency of HIV, HCV, and HBV infections | |
| Recent HIV infection (<130 d) | 79 (37.8) |
| Recent HCV infection (<6 mo); n = 153b | 59 (38.6) |
| Recent HBV infection (<6 mo); n = 27 | 3 (11.1) |
| Protection against HBV (positive HBsAb); n = 133c | 69 (51.9) |
Data are presented as No. (%) unless otherwise indicated.
Abbreviations: HBsAb, hepatitis B surface antibody; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus.
aEight cases were living in Ta Haen I (n = 4), Ta Haen II (n = 3), and Pou Batdambang (n = 1).
bEleven samples were not assessed for HCV recency due to insufficient volume.
cHBsAb testing was done in 133 hepatitis B surface antigen–negative subjects who could be further tested (sufficient volume of plasma).